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Happy Chuseok!
Posted by Kathryn on 2nd October in Food and Drink
Hello everyone! Today is 추석 (Chuseok). It’s basically the Korean Thanksgiving. It’s a festival celebrating the harvest. People usually travel to the cities and towns where older relatives live. Many of my students go to their grandparents’ house. One traditional dish served on Chuseok is 송편 (Songpyeon). Songpyeon is a chewy rice cake (떡) filled [...]
The Gingerbread Man
Posted by Kathryn on 8th August in Food and Drink
I just finished reading “The Gingerbread Man” with a group of my 1st graders. It’s one of my mini-traditions to have someone ship me gingerbread cookies/gingersnaps so my kids can taste them. I took some my Dad brought with him last Thursday. They were a big hit with the class. I passed out the left [...]
Dalk-yachae-bokum-bap
Posted by Kathryn on 7th June in Food and Drink
Better known as cheesy rice. I get mine in a dalk-galbi restaurant in Shinae. It’s cheesy and meaty and spicy and just plain yummy. This time, I got beef instead of chicken. I’ve had similar dishes with seafood as well. I can’t remember the name of the restaurant off the top of my head, but [...]
Chon Dak
Posted by Kathryn on 31st May in Food and Drink
On Saturday, I went to Samson Dong for lunch. One of my favorite places to go is Chon Dak. I love their spicy chicken dish. It’s chicken, small rice cakes and vegetables in a spicy sauce. They top it with cheese, a hard boiled quail egg and a few shrimp. They start off by giving [...]
Teacher’s Day — 2009
Posted by Kathryn on 15th May in Food and Drink
Today is Teacher’s Day in Korea. I’m touched by the generosity of my students and their parents. It was such a treat to have kids come up, give me gifts and hugs, and tell me how much they appreciate what I do. There are good days and bad days in teaching, as in every profession. [...]
